The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-11
WESTERN NOVELTY.
A Horse That Delivers Newspapers in
Indianapolis.


Indianapolis Cor. Netu York Journalist
In this city, the capital of Indiana, where
as rule everything that goes can be seen or
had, there is one novelty of which few other
cities can boast 1t is horse that delivers
daily to regular subscribers the Cincinnati
Enquirer. This horse, the property of
William Angst, has been trained to do this
work by his owner, and so thoroughly has
he learned his daily route that at no time in
the past six months has he forgotten one
subscriber or any regular patron who buys
the Enquirer.
The owner himself, known as one of the
best news agents in the Middle States, has
been the horses instructor and taught the
sagacious animal to know the streets, alleys
and lanes of Indianapolis, and the houses of
subscribers. The horse became famous for
his fast trotting, stopping promptly and in
good time at every place. He knows his bust
ness so well that when in the middle of any
block where there should be the last sub
scriher, he will turn around taking through
an alley for short cut to the next patron.
The novelty of this delivery of great news
paper like the Cincinnati Enquirer has
made subscribers for it, by people who buy
it because they like to see the horse come
once day regularly and perform his re-
markable feat of leaving his master off at
the right house. Indianapolis, like other
cities Of any size, has all the competition
that is wanted in the newspaper business
but when the Enquirer adopted the new sys-
tenn of delivery-something Of an original
and different idea altogether from what has
ever been in vogue before-it knocked out
small rivals, leaving an exclusive field for
itself.
1t is a common thing TO see a dog come to
the front gate for his masters paper; but
when a horse comes along to give it to the
dog--that act supplies the missing link in the
circulation of metropolitan dailies, and
much doubt is expressed whether or not
some other and more genial devices will ever
be heard of that i'll all respects will super
sede this mode of delivery The horses
ability may be readily estimated when l
say that he delivers to no less than 420 sub
scribers, scattered all over indianapolis and
| the suburbs, taking over five hours to COM
plete the task | wish your readers to under
stand that in the delivery of such route the
horse does not jump out of his harness DE
cause he is hitched to small Cart every
time. As his part of the work is
completed when he stops at the sub
scribers house. a small boy completes the
| Job by taking the paper out of the little box
on the cart and sells it to patrons who are
in waiting. A regular time is kept up to
reach each patron, which being known, the
customer loses no time in waiting for his
paper The memory of this noble animal is
certainly wonderful. Gentle as a lamb, he
trots in 2:55 when necessary, to have the
| first package at the prominent newsstand
of the Bates House ahead of all other dailies.
So accurate is this animal in his daily course
that the large sum of $3.50 has been offered
| by an admirer, but was refused, the horse
| costing three years ago only So